A satirical article circulating online, claiming that Facebook will start charging its members from 1 November has gone viral.REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/Files

A satirical article circulating online, claiming that Facebook will start charging its members from 1 November has gone viral, tricking many.

The bogus story was posted on National Report, which is well known for publishing fake stories with sensational headlines.

The fake report read: "At a press conference this morning, Facebook rolled out their new monthly service plan. Beginning November 1st of this year, the social media giant will start charging members $2.99/mo to use services that users currently enjoy for free."

Such fake stories, including celebrity death hoaxes are increasing day-by-day.

Facebook had recently announced that they would add a "satire" tag for articles from parody news websites like The Onion.

"We are running a small test which shows the text "[Satire]" in front of links to satirical articles in the related articles unit in News Feed. This is because we received feedback that people wanted a clearer way to distinguish satirical articles from others in these units," a Facebook representative told Mashable.

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